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Orange, Va., soldier, 37, dies after attack in Afghanistan during fifth deployment
Washington Post ^ | Thursday, August 22, 6:36 PM | Stefanie Dazio

Posted on 08/22/2013 8:39:09 PM PDT by Pan_Yan

Master Sgt. George A. Bannar Jr. of Orange, Va., died Tuesday after being wounded in an enemy attack in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.

Bannar, 37, enlisted in the Army in 1996 as a medical specialist and was on his fifth deployment to Afghanistan when he was killed. He was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) of Fort Bragg, N.C.

Friends described Bannar, a 1993 graduate of Orange County High School, as a jokester and military enthusiast who always had a smile and a “high-pitched cackle” ready.

“If you didn’t get along with George Bannar, you couldn’t get along with anybody,” said Randolph Stanley Jr., of Orange, who had known Bannar since high school. “He died doing what he loved to do.”

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Bannar volunteered for the Special Forces, worked as a free-fall instructor in Yuma, Ariz., and was considered a master parachutist.

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He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; army
Rest in peace, faithful warrior. And may God provide comfort for your loved ones.
1 posted on 08/22/2013 8:39:09 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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I will simply join with your prayer: “Rest in peace, faithful warrior. And may God provide comfort for your loved ones. “

Amen....


2 posted on 08/22/2013 8:45:50 PM PDT by Gator113
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5th freaking deployment.

And when was the last time you heard anyone in congress, the senate, or our god forsaken president utter the words "War" or "Afghanistan" ?

3 posted on 08/22/2013 8:52:11 PM PDT by onona (The Earth is the insane asylum for the universe)
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BRING THEM ALL HOME NOW! Let the whole area revert to
the 6th century.


4 posted on 08/22/2013 8:59:25 PM PDT by nvscanman
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To: onona
And when was the last time you heard anyone in congress, the senate, or our god forsaken president utter the words "War" or "Afghanistan" ?

The last article with "Afghanistan" in the title posted here was a week ago. The war has been effectively scrubbed from the public conscience even here on Free Republic.

5 posted on 08/22/2013 9:02:35 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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Rest in peace Sargent. You have fought the good fight. You have finished your course. You have kept the faith.


6 posted on 08/22/2013 9:10:22 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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7 posted on 08/22/2013 9:14:26 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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Take care Brother.


8 posted on 08/22/2013 9:17:10 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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RIP.


9 posted on 08/22/2013 9:48:27 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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May God avenge this hero and be without mercy on our enemies.


10 posted on 08/23/2013 12:26:04 AM PDT by Jemian
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Another of America’s finest breathes his last... and for what again? Afghans don’t want to be dragged out of the 7th century.


11 posted on 08/23/2013 3:21:21 AM PDT by ScottinVA (If you don't care about Antonio Santiago, sure as hell don't whine about Trayvon Martin.)
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Rest in Peace Sarge,
This old soldier is about to cry for you, our army and what used to be Our Country.


12 posted on 08/23/2013 6:10:04 AM PDT by late bloomer ( Neglegere homo pone aulaeum. semi-retired warlord)
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Thank you for your service Soldier. I regret your ultimate sacrifice. Rest in Peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38wx8C7VmB4


13 posted on 08/23/2013 6:47:56 AM PDT by Rannug ("God has given it to me, let him who touches it beware.")
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